Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-07-09
NEWS NOTES.

Mr.. Parnen's word is still law with the
Irish natiOnalists. Having suggested" to
Mr.. Gill, recently nominated by the Dublin
common council for lord mavor, that he had
better withdraw IN favor OF Mr.. Sexton,
Gill Immediately complied Sexton, there
fore, viii be the next lordmayor Of Dublin.
The death of Lionel Louis Cohen, NJ. P.
for North Paddingtons is announced.
In riot at Oak Ridge, Louisiana, six
/ cOlOred men were killed and two officers
MORALLY wounded.
Prince Albert Victor and George Of Wales
have arrived at Dublin. They were warmly
received by the castle officials, and the con
sentative citizens presented them with an
address The corporation took no official
notice Of their presence, and the people gen
orally gave them the cold shoulder. The
young princes will attend the jubilee services
to be held at st. Patrick's cathedral.
Six Baltimore politicians, recently con-
y1cted Of election frauds, were sentenced to
two years apiece in Jail, and one of them
was hned $1,000 IN addition. A seventh
election crook, who had also been convicted
jumped his bail.
Anti-Ireating societies are being organic
ed IN various Georgia cities, and already en-
brace numerous and influential member
ship.
The approaching meeting of the National
Educational association IN this city is ex-
q
The proceedings promise to be of unusual
interest and value, as papers will be read by
many educational specialists of distinction.
Dry weather continues Throughout Illinois,
with injurious effects upon corn, oats pota-
toes, and pasture lands. The yield of wheat
Is greater than anticipated in the southern
counties, where harvesting is nearly over.
The ice men of New York threaten to
strike the first hot day if they are not given
an advance IN wages.
The crop prospects in the Red river valley
and ia north Dakota generally are said to be
very unfavOrable, on account of the con
/ tlnued drought. 1t is predicted that the
Dakota yield viii be less by many million
bushels than the earlier estimates.
The riot with which Cork commemorated
the queens jubilee is to be officially inves6-
gated. This will be a work of supererOga-
ton. If Cork hadn't observed tn At festive
| occasion by throwing a few bricks, an in
YestigatiOn would have been in order.
The Egyptian convention muddle has had
/ depressing effect upon the Paris bOurse.
The Lafayette theater at Rouen, France,
ance had concluded a short time before the
| hre, else another Opera COmique horror
would no doubt have been recorded
In a riot at Biskara, Morocco, many Aoors
and number of the local police were killed
/ or wounded. Thirty of the rioters, all
/ Moors, were arrested
A hundred buildings at Hurley, Wisconsin,
| the leading town of the Gogebic mining re-
gion, were destroyed by FIRE. Many people
are homeless.
Thomas Lowry has parted with the control
of the Minneapolis street-railway system for
| 100000. He retains block of the stock.
Six men were crushed to death at
Portsmouth, Iowa, by cave-in of earth that
had been eXcavated for bridge pier.
| Standard Oil company throughout the cOun-
try is said to be IN contemplation.
/ General BouIanger has been FASTENED to
! the command Of an army corps. The indi-
| cations are that he Will resign the command
I to take the premiership before the summer
/ has Waned.
The young English princes, Victor and
| George, reviewed the troops at Phoenix
park, Dublin, after which the former was
/ invested with the insignia of the Knights OF
/ st. Patrick.
/ Lord Salisbury has refused. to lay the
/ papers relating to the Anglo-IurIEish con-
/ yentiOn before the house of lords. The ex-
/ tension of the time allowed Turkey for
/ signing the convention had, he said. been
/ granted with the understanding that the
| ratification would be made soon without fail.
/ Cardinal Manning, in a spirited letter to
| The London Times, resents the intimation of
/ that journal that he and Archbishop Walsh
/ are active promoters OF separGtist 1ntrig-
ues." The Times rejOins by reiterating Its
/ assertion as to Archbishop Walsh and ex-
pressing regret If it had been wrongly led to
believe that the cardinal is a warm supporter
of Mr.. GladstOne's "separatist policy" The
/ fact of the matter is that both of these preI-
ates sustain Mr.. Gladstone's policy, but that
neither is willing to admit that it tends to
separation There are no avOWsd separa-
tionists in England, and comparatively few
in Ireland.
Judge Thurman predicts Cleveland's re-
nomination and reelection.
OF the twenty-three nihilists secretly tried
at St. Petersburg recently for conspiracy,
etc, three we're acquitted. All the rest were
found guilty, of whom fifteen, two of them
being women, were sentenced to death.
| The sentences have ali been committed,
! either to exile in Siberia or to Imprisonment
for life at hard labor-an exercise of magma
nimity by which loyal Russia Will of course
be profoundly impressed
Every effort is being made by the DOmin-
/ ion government and the Canadian Pacific
| company to defeat the Red River valley
/ project in Manitoba. Excitement in the
| province is still at fever heat over the
/ matter.